Lexington and Concord
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- Q1Which famous battle marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?Lexington and ConcordBattle of WaterlooBattle of GettysburgBattle of Bunker Hill30s
- Q2Who warned the colonial militia that the British troops were coming to Lexington and Concord?Paul RevereBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonThomas Jefferson30s
- Q3Which British general led the troops to Lexington and Concord in April 1775?General Robert E. LeeGeneral Thomas GageGeneral Ulysses S. GrantGeneral George Washington30s
- Q4What were the colonists fighting for in the battles of Lexington and Concord?Better trade agreementsHigher taxesIndependence from British ruleExpansion of slavery30s
- Q5What was the main goal of the British troops in the battles of Lexington and Concord?To negotiate a peace treatyTo seize and destroy colonial military suppliesTo recruit colonial soldiersTo establish a new colony30s
- Q6Which American Revolutionary War battle followed the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord?Battle of Bunker HillBattle of SaratogaBattle of TrentonBattle of Yorktown30s
- Q7What was the nickname given to the group of colonial fighters who gathered to defend their rights at Lexington and Concord?LoyalistsMinutemenRedcoatsPatriots30s
- Q8Who were the opposing sides in the battles of Lexington and Concord?Colonists and British troopsPilgrims and Dutch settlersNative Americans and French soldiersSpanish conquistadors and Portuguese explorers30s
- Q9What famous American rode to warn the colonists of the British advance before the battles of Lexington and Concord?Benjamin FranklinThomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonPaul Revere30s